101 - 2nd Tallest Bldg in the World, Transfer & Zone Leader

Wow What a week Sounds Like you all had fun, and are doing well thank you for your example. You all are outstanding.

This week was fun. so I'll start with some photos from last P-day. We decided that it was a nice day and so instead of just going to the base of it we went up in it. Fun stuff. So we took our fake glasses and took a bunch of photos. Funny. I'm not a fan but it makes for some funny photos. It is funny to see people from Taiwan who are wearing them to stop and look again. So anyway some photos from that day. I have some other photos that I want to send you so you can see what I've been up to. so....

Ok so here we go this week. Well this week was good, we stayed busy but maybe not quite as busy as you all. Sounds like you all are doing great things. Singing, Baptisms and Eagle Courts and so much more. Thank you for the update. Sounds like you all are doing amazing this week. Thank you.

Ok this week, like I said we did good this week. This was week six and so it is always interesting telling our investigators that we might move on Monday and that they should come to stake conference this week at the stake center by the temple. Anyway, this week week was fun, and I'm moving. Friday I got a phone call from President Grimley, he doesn't call very often at all, so it is interesting I would kind of, ok really kind of, say it feels like the prophet is calling you, and some how you know that from the phone number. Ya you start to rethink the last week just to make sure that you are ok. Well I 'm ok. I picked up the phone and said "hello" and long story short he asked if I was in DPS(Daily planning session). I told him "Yes" and that we had just done our prayer. Anyway getting to the point he told me that I was going to move to ZHUBEI. I am moving back to the xinzhu zone. He also told me that I am going to be a zone leader with one of the Elders that I was in the Mtc with Elder Bogle I think thats right. He is really cool. He is a convert. He has spent almost all of his mission down there in that zone. So another awesome thing is that, do you remember Julian? from Xin Feng? Well I found him with Elder Barllow... He went on the student exchange, he is going to be baptized next Friday!! And when he heard that I was going to move back, he asked if I could do it. Fun stuff. You see the area's got changed up and so they devided the Xingfeng and the zhubei areas in half and so I am basically going back to my old area. Wow, it will be fun. I am happy to go back and see some old friends. But it is also a bit sad to leave the friends here. There is a investigator Xu I don't think I have told you a ton about him or his family yet, but he is awesome and he is going to be baptized next Saturday. He has also asked me to help him be baptized, but the problem in is that in order for me to come and baptize him it is a two hour train ride here and then another two hours back, and the train is not cheep. I also need to get Presidents permission in order to do it. So we'll see what happens. I'll keep you posted.

Ok my comp needs my photocard so to be cont...

S, you are setting an example, thank you so much for that example, thank you for teaching us how to follow Jesus Christ. Remember that He loves you. Remember that He is never going to forget you. He will always love you no matter what you do or where you go He will be there. Know that I was thinking about you.

C, congrats on getting the Eagle. Way to work hard and get it. Nice job. I wish I could have been there for it. know that I love you and that I thought about you.

L, Wow you are in the tabernacle singing that's awesome. Thank you for your example to all us spending your time on something that is beautiful. Thank you for teaching us.

Ok well Halloween is next Monday, are you all excited? Thank you for the Root beer mix. It will be loved and used for sure. I gave my companion Elder Reynolds some and he is going to make some next week. Thank you. It is close to gold, if it is not already.

Umm, right now my shoes are ok but one pair is definitely more used than the other. If you are sending a package could you put those in? Thank you. Elder Adam is right. I have tried to make rice crispies once before and we used frosted flakes - not quite the same. Other than that right now I am doing great. Thank you.

So funny story, my bike has been sent to zhubei, and so I have borrowed a bike that is a small lady's single speed bike. It's fun trying not to hit your knees on the handle bars but race from appointment to appointment. I'll send a photo next week.

Ok I need to write President Grimley, I'll send you a quick note before I checkout.

Hey I got to go, love you all so much. I'll talk to you next week.
love you all

What is something that you have learned recently?

Example/Influence

Wow What a week. This is week five, and so the transfer is wrapping up and coming to a close, but not for another week. Last week was interesting we where working hard but we were consistently being stood up with our member so it was tough. But oh well. It's the name of the game. This week I realized just how blessed I am for my examples in my life. This last week I went on an exchange with a companionship that one is a short term missionary just for another week and he is going home in two transfers. The second is struggling with feeling like a failure. I am so grateful for the examples that have taught me so much about life about how even when it seems like we are always pushing, working, sweating, and it seams like no one notices that later on it really does change the world. Thank you Dad for your example. I told him about your friend in England, who still is learning about the Church and the Gospel, but remembers you and thanked you for your time and example to him and taking the time to teach him. Thank you for your example and teaching me. We have no idea how much our lives will or will not influence others in the long run, but we do know what our personal effort is, and is not, that is what will determine whether or not we are successful. Thank you for teaching me that. Thank you for helping me grow to a point that I could come to Taiwan and teach this Gospel to the people here.

This week has been cloudy I don't think that I have seen a day without clouds in the sky for two or three weeks. I have seen the sun a bit but no completely clear days. It's all good.

Thank you for the package. The books are sweet. Thank you for the candy's (Laffy Taffy). In my English class we talked about the jokes on the back of them. Thank you for the mix. I have not had a chance to make them yet, but thank you for it, it will be enjoyable.

This week I realized something. This transfer I have played basketball on a indoor gym once this transfer. Wow I need to fix that. I told my companion, that might be why we have so many people standing us up because we have not played basketball in forever. He likes to play basketball, and so he agreed that we need to play, but we will see. Today looks like it might be a nice day to go up 101 and there is a design expo that is going on. Anyway, if not today, next week for sure. In part because "Move-day madness," everyone is at the mission home to move to their new areas, so we have fun.

So how is home? How are you all? How many directions are you all going this week? Has the famous monkey visited you all yet? How is Jared? Also I don't have an address for Chris. Can you send that to me? That would be great. Also how is everyone else down there. School is in and so I'm guessing that most are back at school. What has been the biggest changes in the ward? Do you see anyone from my grad year? I don't hear from anyone other than from you all so keep me posted. Any weddings? Anyone moving?

Crazy just how fast time is going by. President Grimley told me in our interview last week that he will need to know in January if I want to go home on July 3rd or Aug 14th. Wow crazy. This year is almost gone. Not very long.

Hey lookes like the roundup was fun. I like to hear that everyone is safe and that it was a good time.

Wow. You all are so amazing. I love you all so much. Thank you for your example. I love you all so much. Thanks for the Update. You are Awesome + Amazing = Harr Family. Thank you for all of your support. I love you all so much. Know that I love you all so much. Know that I know that this church is true. know that I know that this is the Lords work, and even though I miss you all and I wish I could be there working with you, I need to be here. Know that I love you. Have fun, work hard, and know I love you.

Thank you for the update. Sounds like you all are having fun. You are awesome.

Love you all

Elder Harr

Conference Was Great!

Wow what a great conference! I loved it and I am so grateful to have had the chance to listen and learn. I loved it,I had several that I liked and that I thought where great, I had several questions about how to held my district, about how to help my investigators, companion, and myself how do I become, or make sure that I am the missionary that the Lord wants me to become? I thought that I heard talks about every question, as answers to my questions. I Love this Gospel. I know that President Monson is Called of our Father in Heaven and that he and the other leaders are called to lead us back home.

Sounds like you all are having a great time back there. WOW last week was my one year in Taiwan Crazy. I've learned alot, and still have alot more to learn. I love this work. This week I learned about attitude. I have had several lessons about that this week. I know that this is where I need to be and that this is where I must be, but for some reason I needed to learn alot this last week. I am still learning, I am so grateful for the Book of Mormon and for the knowledge that we can learn and get from it. I love it. I love spreading the Gospel with others. so Many people don't understand anything about church, Christ, of the scriptures that it is always amazing me. wow.

Thank you for the package that you sent those books are great. I just got it last Friday. the sisters went to the Mission office and brought it back for me thank you. it is so fun. thank you for those. the cookies. are great. they had some stuff on them and so I'm not sure when you sent it, but they taste good anyway. thank you so much!!

"Dare to be a Mormon,
Dare to make it known,
Dare to have a purpose firm,
and Dare to make it known."President Monson,
Something that I loved I'm grateful that you all have taught me to stand out.

Conference Weekend

"Hello" Thank you for the letters, I'll be better able to understand now that you told me that. Thank you for the note. Thank you for the letter. Sounds like you all are very busy and having fun at the same time. I am glad to hear that all is well and that all are happy and healthy. Thank you for the photos of Sara. Wow Sara they are beautiful, baptism is so special. You'll remember it for the rest of your life. Thank you. Sounds like everyone is going several different directions and that is a good thing. Also sounds like conference was good. Yes, we will watch it next week here and so we are going to get ready. Today we are going to go to Costco and get some things that go with the season and would be fun to share with the investigators that come to conference. We'll see what happens. We are thinking about just doing something very simple, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. We'll see, that is most likely. Thank you for your example in always doing good.

The biggest news this week is that over the weekend we had a baptism! This man is Li3 Di xiong. He had been an investigator for awhile. Missionaries first started to meet with him last January and he has been meeting with us ever since. When I came he had a smoking problem and so we started to talk about this with him and tell him that he needed to stop in order to be baptized. In three months he quit. He was not smoking a little either it was a lot, but he had a change of heart and with the help of our Heavenly Father he has quit. Up to now he has gone three and a half weeks without smoking. I'm so grateful for this Gospel and for the fact that our Father in Heaven will always help us and forgive us if we do our part. I love this guy, after his baptism we went up to him and asked how he was feeling, and with tear filled eyes eyes he looked at both of us and said, "Thank you, thank you, I love you guys... I love this Gospel." I"ll send some photos of him.

Brother Li is awesome, I'm so grateful for the chance that I've had to help him. he has changed completely.

Last week My companion and I went to the second tallest building in the world, 101. We didn't go up in it because it was cloudy and we want to go up when it is a clear day to see the view and take as many photos as we want. So we thought that we where going to go up because it was ok in the morning but later on the clouds rolled in and so we decided to go another day when the weather was better. We did take some photos with it in the background. So later on we were walking back and then we see this Expo going on and we decide that we want to see what it is. Well we get to the entrance and the guards saw that we have to have a ticket and we didn't have one so we go back to see how much a ticket is. We learned that they were $150 quai, that's not a ton, but it's a bit high for something that we don't know what it is. So we decide that we are not going to go, but as we where about to leave this couple talks to my companion Elder Reynolds and gives him two tickets. Well we get in and it ends up being a Buddest art and carving expo. Fun stuff they had some cool things in there, among which were these three bells. Wow these bells where really cool they had Chinese dragons and other things on them. We are standing there thinking wow that would sound cool and would be sweet to have someday don't know where but wow that's cool. Well while we are standing there some people come up and ring the bell, the one in the back that is the largest and wow it sounded cool. Anyway we asked how much those bells where and well they are very expensive. But it was cool to see. Anyway that is what we did last week.

So this last week we have had the chance to do quite a bit of things. I'm so grateful for this chance to be here and share this with the world and bring his children back unto him. Here are the last of the photos for the week, most are of my companion. We have fun and do our best to work hard.

So what is Utah like lately? All the trees are changing color right? Or already have changed? It is hard to believe but this week is my year out here in Taiwan it's crazy. It has been a full year since I have been on American soil. Wow.

Thank you all so much for all that you do for me. For setting the example and always doing your best. Thank you so much. I need to write my Mission Pres but then I'll write another email before I log off.

This week my companion and I have been talking a lot about choices and the attitude that comes from every choice. My companion came up with a name for it, he calls it the Can and Can't, will and won't principle. The idea that our life should be about will and won't because it involves personal commitment to something, and when can and can't involves a lack of the ability to do something. There is a big difference. Anyway food for thought.

I need to go. I love you all.

You are awesome.

Elder Harr